Call For Papers

IEEE Communications Magazine

CALL FOR PAPERS

Software Defined Wireless Networks (SDWN)

The growing popularity of smart phones, tablet computers and cloud services
places an increasing demand for dynamic services from wireless networks.
This demand generates new requirements for the network architecture, such
as flexibility in management and configuration, adaptability and vendor-
independence. To meet these requirements, software defined wireless network
(SDWN) is proposed as a cost-effective solution. SDWN decouples the data
plane and the control plane, enabling the direct programmability of network
control and the abstraction of the underlying infrastructure from the
wireless applications. With SDWN, we can create a service delivery platform
that is adaptable to users' varying demands. However, issues such as
supporting a large number of subscribers, frequent mobility, fine-grained
measurement and control, and real-time adaptation need to be addressed by
future SDWN architectures.

To reflect recent research advances on SDWN, this feature topic calls for
original manuscripts with contributions in, but not limited to, the
following topics:

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Articles should be tutorial in nature and written in a style comprehensible
to readers outside the specialty of the article. Authors must follow IEEE
Communications Magazine's guidelines for preparation of the manuscript.
Complete guidelines for prospective authors are found at:
http://www.comsoc.org/commag/paper-submissionguidelines.

It is important to note that IEEE Communications Magazine strongly limits
mathematical content, and the number of figures and tables. Paper length
should not exceed 4,500 words. All manuscripts to be considered for
publication must be submitted through the IEEE Manuscript Central (made with
permission of the editor. All articles to be considered for publication must
be submitted through the IEEE Manuscript Central by the deadline
(http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/commag-ieee).